The 93.9 metre research vessel, which weighs 6,082 ton, was moved from the wharf to a barge using a hydraulic system, and then towed to a dock, where the barge was submerged, leaving the vessel floating.

In July 1969, the Parkes Observatory played an important role in history, when it received and broadcast the first Moon landing, Apollo 11.

Carbon dioxide emission reductions required to limit global warming to 2°C are becoming a receding goal based on new figures […]

Active Packaging – technology to ensure fresh produce reaches export markets in good condition.

Australia is a dry continent. By studying how we use water, scientists can develop new ways to conserve this precious commodity.

Peter Room (CSIRO Entomology). For his work on the biological control of the water weed salvinia. Dr Room helped design and implement projects that cleared salvinia from lakes and rivers in eastern Australia, from 200 square kilometres of lakes in the Sepik flood-plain in Papua New Guinea, and from hundreds of water bodies in Sri Lanka.